“Why should it be essential to love rarely in order to love much?”

“At the age of 40, having ordered meat very rare in restaurants all his life, he realized he actually liked it medium and not at all rare.”

“I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice.”

“I love life - that’s my real weakness. I love it so much that I am incapable of imagining what is not life.”

“Let’s not beat around the bush; I love life — that’s my real weakness. I love it so much that I am incapable of imagining what is not life.”

“I am too much in love with my lies and hypocrisies not to confess them fervently.”

“There are means that cannot be excused. And I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want just any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.”